Above the coast between Diamante and Scalea stand the walls, church and castle of old Cirella, abandoned in the early nineteenth century after centuries of raids from the sea. From the top you see the island and the whole Riviera dei Cedri; below the ruins there is an open-air theatre.
«Go up an hour before sunset: the sun goes down right behind the island.»
A road climbs to a small car park below the ruins; the last stretch is on foot, with no shade.
Municipality
Diamante
Where
Tyrrhenian coast
Altitude
170 m
Distance from the sea
1 km
Time needed
2 hours
How far it is, by car
Lamezia Terme
1 h 20
97 km
Reggio Calabria
3 h 05
183 km
Crotone
2 h 40
135 km
Cosenza
≈ 1 h 25
60 km
Catanzaro
≈ 2 h 10
111 km
Crotone
≈ 2 h 30
133 km
Vibo Valentia
≈ 2 h 15
118 km
Reggio Calabria
≈ 3 h 10
179 km
The ≈ sign marks an estimate worked out from the straight-line distance: mountain roads can take longer. Your position is not saved.
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January
F
February
M
March
A
April: recommended
M
May: recommended
J
June: recommended
J
July
A
August
S
September: recommended
O
October: recommended
N
November
D
December
Nature
Cosenza · 1270 m
Lakes, larch pines and quiet: Calabria’s mountains an hour from the sea.
Beach
Cosenza · 0 m
A rock arch and a small enclosed beach at San Nicola Arcella.
Village
Cosenza · 450 m
An Arbëreshë village above the Raganello gorge, with the Devil’s Bridge.
Village
Cosenza · 20 m
The village of murals and chilli peppers, on the Riviera dei Cedri.
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